Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Sunday claimed that 30 per cent of ministers in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s government had criminal cases pending against them as per information furnished by the ministers themselves.

“Modi had promised to provide a clean and transparent government on numerous occasions before and after the general elections, but he has failed to provide a clean government as 30 per cent of his ministers have criminal cases against them,” senior Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad told the media.

The Leader of Opposition in the Rajya Sabha stated it was not an allegation, but the ministers in question had themselves declared the number of criminal cases filed against them in affidavits submitted to Election Commission prior to polls.

“Of this 30 per cent, 17 per cent have murder charges, while a minister of state for HRD has 23 cases against him, including murder charge,” Azad said.

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THE CONSTITUTION OF AAM AADMI PARTY (AAP) NEVER ALLOWS, INVOLVING PUBLIC OPINION, ANY CRIMINAL TO CONTEST AS A CANDIDATE OF AAP.

ON THE CONTRARY, 63 elected MPs from the winning party – Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had serious criminal charges against them. The report notes that three out of 44 winners from Indian National Congress, three out of 37 winners from AIADMK, eight out of 18 winners from Shiv Sena and four out of 34 winners fielded by AITC have declared serious criminal cases against themselves in their affidavits.